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00:00The Himalayas have some of the highest peaks in the world, including Mount Everest.
00:04But it's no surprise airplanes find it difficult to navigate the area.
00:08But why are commercial airplanes actually banned from flying there?
00:15For starters, these mountains have an average height of more than 20,000 feet.
00:20Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the entire world, stands at 29,037 feet high above sea level.
00:27The area is rough, filled with snow, and has almost no flat surfaces.
00:33In case of sudden cabin depressurization, it would be really difficult to perform an emergency landing, since there's literally no
00:40flat area there.
00:41More so, the low oxygen environment at such an altitude means there's likely to be a lot of turbulence.
00:47Not only is it really unpleasant for passengers, but random air movements and high wind velocity means that it's really
00:53difficult to maneuver the airplane.
00:56This area is also quite low populated, so there's not much there in terms of radar systems.
01:02And radar is crucial for aviation safety.
01:05Without radars, pilots would be unable to communicate with the ground to figure out flight conditions.
01:10It can also get so cold up there that jet fuel might completely freeze.
01:15Sure, the fuels used in airplanes usually freeze at around negative 50 degrees Fahrenheit, but it may be possible above
01:22Everest.
01:22The lowest temperature was recorded there back in December 2004, when thermometers showed a staggering minus 44 degrees Fahrenheit.
01:31So, no wonder pilots don't want to ever take that risk, especially on a commercial flight.
01:37Among the few airports located in the Himalayas, there's one considered to be the most challenging to land in the
01:43world.
01:43Only eight pilots on the planet are certified to do it.
01:46It's called Paro International Airport, and it's located in Bhutan, a landlocked country in the eastern Himalayas.
01:54First, landing there is so dangerous because you're literally flying through some of the world's tallest mountain peaks.
02:00Not to mention that those eight pilots also have to consider strong winds.
02:05Despite the challenges, they do manage to safely land over 30,000 people each year.
02:10Moving further, there's no radar there to guide the pilots, so they need to maneuver the aircraft entirely in manual
02:17mode.
02:18The pilots need to track their movements based on specific visual landmark checkpoints as they approach the runway.
02:24Moreover, flights are only allowed there during daylight hours and under good visibility.
02:29These pilots also need to watch out for utility poles and roofs on the hillsides, too.
02:35It means they often squeeze their planes between mountain peaks at 45-degree angles before dropping quickly onto the runway.
02:41No wonder only two airlines fly to Paro International Airport.
02:47Apart from these commercial pilots, there are specially trained helicopter rescue pilots who spend most of their career at 20
02:54,000 feet in the sky.
02:56Most of the time, they partner with equally experienced climbers who train by crossing the Khumbu Icefall.
03:02It's dubbed the most dangerous square mile on the planet.
03:06Made up of ice pillars as tall as a six-story building, this huge stretch of the glacier on Everest's
03:12western side is filled with bottomless ice holes.
03:15It takes between 4 to 12 hours to get from one edge of the icefall to the other, depending on
03:21the experience of the climber.
03:23You may think it's a pretty serene location since you're literally only surrounded by ice and snow, but these local
03:30professionals claim otherwise.
03:32One Everest veteran said that the noise was actually the worst part of the job.
03:37The mountain produces awful squeaking sounds and sometimes even sighs.
03:41It often makes people feel like it's talking to them, warning them about the treacherous environment.
03:48Mount Everest isn't the only no-fly zone in the world.
03:52Surprisingly, Disney parks are also part of this exclusive club.
03:56So you won't ever be able to look out of your plane window and see the beauty of fairytale castles
04:01from up above.
04:02In recent years, a lot of crowded tourist attractions, including Disney parks, have increased their security measures to make sure
04:09their visitors are as safe as possible.
04:12As such, no aircraft is allowed to fly within 3,000 feet of Disneyland in California or Walt Disney World
04:19in Florida.
04:20It was initially a temporary ban, but this rule became permanent back in 2003.
04:27Some other places don't have planes flying over them because of their historical importance, like Machu Picchu, located in the
04:34Peruvian Andes Mountains.
04:35There's also a large number of rare wildlife species and plants that grow exclusively in this area.
04:42It's crucial that they're protected as well as possible.
04:46What does it have to do with planes not flying over that area?
04:49Firstly, it reduces the volume of harmful chemicals in the area.
04:54Secondly, if a plane ever needed to perform an emergency landing in this location, it'd cause irreversible damage to buildings
05:01and wildlife.
05:02Surprisingly, planes can fly over the Greek Parthenon in Athens, but with one condition, not to get closer than 5
05:09,000 feet above it.
05:10This way, the historical building is kept a bit more protected from any emergency landings, since there are specially designated
05:17areas around it.
05:20You won't be able to see the Taj Mahal from above either.
05:23Since it's one of the most important, oldest, and most beautiful pieces of architecture in the world, it also needs
05:29added security features.
05:31This building dates back to the 1600s.
05:34UNESCO announced it a World Heritage Site in 1983.
05:37The Indian authorities set up a no-fly zone above it in 2006.
05:43They did it to safeguard not only the building itself, but also the crowds of tourists that come there each
05:49year.
05:49Seven to eight million people!
05:53Buckingham Palace is well known for being the residents of British monarchs.
05:57So, for the Queen's security, a no-fly zone was set up here too.
06:02Planes aren't allowed to fly over Windsor Castle either to make sure the royal family is equally protected.
06:08Other important British buildings with no-fly zones include No. 10 Downing Street, the British Prime Minister's official residence and
06:15office, and the Houses of Parliament.
06:18George Washington's home in Mount Vernon, Virginia, can only have planes flying above it at more than 1,500 feet.
06:26The historical wooden mansion was built for President George Washington between 1758 and 1778.
06:34Unfortunately, the building has seen a lot of damage over the years.
06:37So, in an effort to preserve it better, authorities decided to prohibit vibrations produced by flying aircraft.
06:44That's why another no-fly zone was established there.
06:47It covers the airspace above this National Historic Landmark.
06:51That's probably the reason why you'll rarely see pictures of this house from above.
06:56Since it's the resident of the U.S. President, it's not allowed to fly over Washington, D.C.
07:02It's also the home of Congress and other establishments.
07:05So, the authorities set a special flight rules area, stretching for 30 miles around Ronald Reagan International Airport.
07:14This means that it's one of the airports with the most precise takeoffs and landings.
07:19Pilots have to carefully tackle no-fly zones, which sometimes results in uncomfortable takeoffs for passengers.
07:26Whenever a pilot breaks a no-fly zone, it's a big problem.
07:30Like the one that happened back in 2005, when a pilot accidentally steered the plane into a prohibited zone.
07:37The capital had to be evacuated immediately, and their regular activities were interrupted.
07:42Other capitals of the world have similar requirements, like Budapest, for example.
07:47In the capital city of Hungary, planes aren't allowed to fly over the ancient inner city of Pest and the
07:53Buda Hills.
07:55Almost all air traffic is generally prohibited above Paris, too, with some exceptions.
08:00Aircrafts flying no lower than 6,500 feet.
08:03Flying helicopters are also a big no-no within the city limits.
08:07Only certain choppers undertaking precise missions can get special authorization.
08:13Generally, passenger planes aren't allowed near the island of Manhattan, either.
08:18Partly because of the really tall buildings there and the added risk of collision.
08:22But mostly because all three major New York airports, John F. Kennedy International Airport,
08:27Newark Liberty International Airport, and LaGuardia Airport, are very close to each other.
08:32So the air traffic in the area has to be really well thought out to make sure the planes don't
08:36cross paths.
08:39Welcome to EverCity!
08:42It's a megapolis built inside a relatively young mountain.
08:46Everest is only about 55 million years old, but it's already the highest mountain in the world.
08:5229,000 feet!
08:54Picture the Statue of Liberty.
08:56Now, imagine she had 83 twin brothers and sisters, and they were all standing on top of each other.
09:03If you wanted to get there back in the day, you had to pass some serious fitness tests, train for
09:08months, have perfect health, and spend a lot of money.
09:12Oh, and be a little crazy.
09:14Now that Mount Everest has been turned into a city, though, you don't need any of that stuff.
09:19Well, except money.
09:21Apartments here don't come cheap.
09:23It's easy to navigate around EverCity.
09:26The whole thing's basically six circles.
09:29It looks like a finger with six rings on it.
09:31The lowest and largest circle is the residential area.
09:35The highest and smallest ones near the top is where the richest people live.
09:39Below that is the meditation circle.
09:42Then, a circle for hotels.
09:44And two circles of pure entertainment.
09:47EverCity isn't built like an ordinary city.
09:50You won't find tall houses or six-lane highways here.
09:54Almost all buildings are built inside the mountain.
09:57At first, people were building ordinary houses.
10:00But strong icy winds and avalanches kept knocking them down.
10:05Then, engineers decided to build houses inside the mountain.
10:09They're connected by underground tunnels.
10:11From the inside, the mountain looks like a system of labyrinths.
10:15The entrance to EverCity is located at the foot of the mountain.
10:19Every day, hundreds of thousands of cars enter and leave the city.
10:23There's no factories or power stations inside.
10:27Electricity, gas, food.
10:29Everything comes from the outside world.
10:31That's why all the stuff in EverCity is so insanely expensive.
10:35People want to keep the mountain covered in snow.
10:38That's another reason why there's no factories and stuff.
10:42There's almost no heating in the houses.
10:44People live here like they do in those ice hotels.
10:47But you don't need to go around wearing a bunch of layers.
10:51Designers created special thermal pants, socks, and t-shirts that go under your regular clothes.
10:57All that, plus jeans and a t-shirt, is totally enough to keep you toasty warm.
11:02To keep your face fresh, they've come up with a special cream.
11:05It warms and moisturizes your skin.
11:08And it's SPF 100, which is about what you'd need if you liked walking around on the top of Everest.
11:14Want to stop by a coffee shop, then grab a double bacon cheeseburger and maybe a slice of cheesecake?
11:20That'll set you back about $500.
11:22A movie ticket costs at least $100.
11:25And Internet's so expensive, you'd have to pay about a dollar just to watch this video.
11:30Even so, more and more people are moving to EverCity every year.
11:34It's peaceful and quiet.
11:36You feel harmony and unity with nature.
11:39There's also a world-famous meditation center on its own special circle.
11:44People from all over the world come here to get their body and mind back into harmony.
11:49But the greatest draw is that you can visit the summit whenever you want, like it's your daily walk in
11:55the park.
11:56Before EverCity, conquering this mountain was extremely dangerous.
12:01There's three times less oxygen up there than in almost any other city.
12:05If your body doesn't get enough oxygen, you can find yourself in big problems.
12:10Climbers used to take oxygen tanks with them, which slowed them down and made everything more complicated.
12:16It's hard to get out of the way of an avalanche with huge metal cylinders on your back.
12:21Strong winds are a big problem, too.
12:24At the top, the wind can blow at 100 miles an hour.
12:28Try to nail one of those jumping selfies, and you'll be blown clean off the mountain.
12:32It's so cold that icicles form on your hair, and your skin gets covered with a thin crust of ice.
12:38And when you're up there, you have a special terrible superpower.
12:42A loud scream could cause an avalanche.
12:46But now, everything's chill.
12:48To get to the top of Everest, you just need to sit in a comfortable snowmobile capsule.
12:53It'll protect you from any bad weather or the odd avalanche.
12:57If you get covered with too much snow, you just turn on a powerful heater.
13:01Wait a few for the snow to melt and continue on your journey.
13:05Oxygen cylinders inside the cabin let you breathe normally.
13:09The new road to the top is well lit, and there are signs everywhere, so you never get lost.
13:14The only problem is traffic.
13:17Every day, thousands of people want to visit the highest point on the planet.
13:21You might have to wait in line for several hours.
13:23But don't worry.
13:25All Eversity capsules are equipped with high-speed internet, an 8K screen, and game consoles.
13:30And if you get hungry, you can always order food delivered by the latest AI robot snowmobile.
13:37You made it!
13:38So quickly find a parking spot.
13:40Leave your capsule there and head to the ski lift that'll take you straight to the top.
13:45Now, all you have to do is put on an oxygen mask and enjoy the view.
13:49While you're up there, you notice an ad inviting you to dine at the highest restaurant in the world,
13:55just 100 feet below the summit.
13:57It'll set you back around $10,000.
14:00Tempting, but you're not hungry.
14:02Feel like the king of the world.
14:04Dine with us at Best Food Ever Rest.
14:08Pretty good ads.
14:09But you already feel like the king of the world.
14:12You scream with delight, and...
14:15Well, unfortunately, you just can't stay up there forever.
14:18There's not that much space at the top, so they only give you about a minute to enjoy the view.
14:23But it's okay.
14:24You can come back tomorrow.
14:26There are two ways back down the mountain.
14:28You can get in your capsule and drive home, or grab a snowboard and ride down.
14:33But before you rent some skis or snowboard, you need to show your Everest driver's license.
14:39It says if you've passed the special snowboard and skiing test.
14:42You take a snowboard and jet down a lit track.
14:47You zoom past the top of some houses sticking out just below the summit.
14:51That's where the wealthiest people live.
14:54They can just walk out their front doors and take a special elevator up to the top.
14:58You'd need to be a billionaire to have one of those houses.
15:01But there are over 2,000 of them right now.
15:04About half of them from the USA and China.
15:07Unfortunately, you live much lower down the mountain.
15:10But that has its advantages.
15:12The lower you live, the less you pay for food, entertainment, and electricity.
15:18You glide into the meditation center for a bit.
15:21A special ventilation system delivers air directly from the top of the mountain,
15:25plus a little added oxygen.
15:27You breathe in pure harmony.
15:29All six rings of Eversity have 360-degree views.
15:33And from way up there, all you can see is peaceful snowy mountains,
15:38mixing with wispy clouds.
15:40After meditation, you head down to the entertainment rings.
15:43They've got it all.
15:45Coffee shops, any meal you can think of.
15:47Shows, bowling, arcades, even an ice skating rink that's half inside, half outside the mountain.
15:54There are different gyms, but they all have one thing in common.
15:58Sun baths.
15:59You lie down in a hammock or bed, and curtains slide apart above your head.
16:04The sun shines through the sealed windows,
16:06and you get a full dose of the purest sunlight on Earth.
16:10Just five minutes, and you're ready for the rest of your day.
16:13If you don't want to go outside anymore, you can get home through the tunnels.
16:18They're not dark and cold, if that's what you're thinking.
16:21Eversity tunnels look like ice caves lit up by hundreds of lights.
16:25It feels like a snowy fairy tale.
16:28After a short walk, you get to your apartment.
16:31It's compact but cozy.
16:33To save money on electricity, you chose to go without a fridge.
16:37No problem.
16:38You keep your food in a little box just outside your window.
16:41The snow will keep it cold.
16:44With the help of a heating and filtration system,
16:47you get all the water you need from the millions of tons of snow on Everest.
16:51It's the cleanest water around.
16:54In the evening, you go down and watch a movie.
16:57There's an outdoor cinema at the foot of the mountain.
16:59At night, a huge machine projects movies directly onto the snowy surface of Everest.
17:05You watch the movie in capsules, either alone or in groups.
17:09Kind of like a drive-in.
17:11Come on over!
17:12Visit Eversity any time of the year.
17:16The near future.
17:18Our planet is running out of energy sources.
17:21And the human population is growing.
17:23There's less free space on Earth every year.
17:26People have to move to other planets as soon as possible.
17:29But there isn't enough energy for spaceships and interstellar voyages.
17:33You're a member of a group of scientists searching for energy sources in the universe.
17:37Solar power, windmills, hydro and thermal power plants.
17:41It's not enough.
17:42You offer an adventurous but risky idea.
17:46You want to create an object and accelerate it to the speed of light.
17:50This object will start generating infinite energy.
17:54Other scientists immediately reject this idea.
17:57Such an experiment can destroy the entire planet and even the solar system.
18:01If something moves faster than light particles, it creates a black hole.
18:06To reduce the risks, you suggest speeding up a small and thin object, like a simple needle.
18:11As soon as it reaches the speed of light and releases energy, special machines, similar to solar panels, will absorb
18:18this energy.
18:19Only one millisecond of moving at the speed of light will be enough for humanity.
18:24Then, the needle should be stopped.
18:26You suggest to slow it down with the help of Mount Everest.
18:29You want the needle to smash into it.
18:32As soon as you start working on the experiment, you face an unsolvable problem.
18:37An ordinary needle, like any other object with mass, can't reach the speed of light.
18:42According to the laws of physics, it's impossible.
18:45To do this, you need to turn the needle into a beam of photons.
18:49The metal of the needle will be erased into dust during acceleration to the speed of light.
18:55Earth's atmosphere shows strong resistance to a moving object.
18:58So now, you need to create the strongest durable material in the universe.
19:03It not only has to withstand the air resistance, but also not be torn apart by the energy growing in
19:09it.
19:09When any object increases its speed, its energy increases too.
19:13You need a lot of money to create such a needle.
19:17But before you get it, you have to conduct this experiment in a simulation program to prove you're doing the
19:22right thing.
19:23This program is a computer hologram of the solar system.
19:27The program imitates and visualizes all the laws of physics.
19:30You can run your experiment using this model.
19:33And if it goes well, you'll get money to implement your plan.
19:37So, you create a computer simulation of the needle.
19:40Then, you build a machine with an incredibly powerful engine.
19:44It works like a rocket.
19:46Several motors are attached to the needle.
19:48They help reach the speed of sound, then charge the needle with energy and release it.
19:53Using the charge force, the needle should accelerate to the speed of light and crash into Everest.
19:59You'd need to set the launch spot of the needle a long way from the mountain for the whole operation
20:03to work out.
20:04Air resistance greatly hinders the acceleration.
20:07The needle's path must pass through thousands of miles of free space.
20:11You decide that it's better to launch the experiment from space, where there's no resistance.
20:16To do this, you build a base on the moon in the simulation.
20:20Computers calculate the exact start time and needle position.
20:23You need to know the speed of the Earth's movement around its axis and the moon's movement around our planet.
20:29The slightest deviation from the course can cause the needle to crash into the ocean or a city.
20:35If it gets into the water, severe floods and tsunamis will happen all around the world.
20:41The computer calculates the ideal moment for the needle to fly.
20:44You're ready to start the operation.
20:47Scientists and presidents of different countries are watching the simulation.
20:51You're so nervous, you're sweating.
20:53You come up to the computer and press the start button.
20:56Everyone is looking at the big screen.
20:58A rocket with a needle placed on top flies up.
21:01It's rising high above the moon.
21:03It reaches the speed of sound.
21:05The first engine falls off.
21:07The rocket's mass decreases and its speed increases.
21:10Half the distance between our planet and the moon is gone.
21:14There's two engine turbines left.
21:16The speed of sound is exceeded by ten times.
21:19The second engine falls off.
21:20The needle is approaching the Earth's atmosphere.
21:23The third engine generates a huge charge of energy, strikes it into the needle and flies away.
21:28The needle turns bright red and hot like the sun.
21:31It penetrates the Earth's atmosphere.
21:34The protective layers of our planet can't prevent the needle from reaching its goal.
21:38The sky lights up with a bright flash.
21:40In the next half second, the needle will hit Everest at the speed of light.
21:45Two seconds later, your experiment will fail.
21:48And here's why.
21:49The greater the speed of any object, the larger the mass and the amount of energy that accumulates inside.
21:55When the needle reaches the speed of light, its energy begins to increase indefinitely.
22:01The mass grows to infinity.
22:03And when this happens, a black hole is formed.
22:06A massive object with an incredible gravitational force that absorbs absolutely everything.
22:12Even light particles, photons, and the time dimension.
22:16This is called the event horizon.
22:18Literally, everything that is an event, time, space, matter, is absorbed by the black hole.
22:25No one knows what is inside the black hole.
22:27After one millisecond, the needle almost reaches the speed of light.
22:31It releases a huge amount of energy into the atmosphere.
22:34If you look at it in slow motion, you can see how the air is ionized.
22:39That is, the air molecules are split.
22:42In nature, this process occurs during lightning flashes.
22:45Our sun also has ionizing energy and disinfects the air.
22:50The needle cuts through the Earth's atmosphere.
22:53The sky is lit up with a bright light.
22:55All the clouds and every water molecule around the needle instantly evaporate at the high temperature.
23:00The sky becomes crystal clear hundreds of miles around the spot.
23:05In the center of this clean circle is the needle, and it's approaching Mount Everest.
23:10Hundreds of thousands of tons of snow burn up as soon as the needle gets close to it.
23:15It has reached the speed of light.
23:17A thick layer of ground melts and flies away in different directions.
23:21It looks like someone has thrown a spear into an ice cream mountain.
23:24Everest can't handle so much energy and is torn apart into a million pieces like a sandcastle.
23:31The incredible power of the blast wave destroys everything around.
23:35Stone, wood, soil, leaves, concrete.
23:38Everything falls apart into billions of pieces because of the powerful energy and heat.
23:44Then, all these molecules are erased.
23:47The needle moves faster than photons.
23:49And as soon as it overtakes the light, it starts to overtake time.
23:53From the needle's point of view, all events begin to go in reverse.
23:57The mass of the needle becomes infinite.
24:00And the greater the mass, the greater the energy.
24:03A burst of unthinkable gravitational force absorbs all space.
24:07Land, trees, nearby cities, the Earth's crust, and the core.
24:12Everything disappears in a matter of seconds.
24:15A black hole absorbs light and time.
24:18An absolute black void has come.
24:21The black hole is growing.
24:23Holographic International Space Station is shrinking thanks to the strong pressure of gravity
24:28and is being pulled into a black void.
24:31Then, it's the moon's turn.
24:33The force of gravity increases quickly.
24:35The hole is getting heavier and more massive.
24:38All the planets of the solar system collapse as the gravitational black giant grows.
24:44The sunlight goes in and never comes back.
24:47The black hole becomes thousands of times heavier than the sun.
24:51Our star splits into millions of thin strips of light, like spaghetti, and spits out powerful streams of energy.
24:58An empty sector of outer space with an expanding black hole is in the place where our solar system was
25:04just moments ago.
25:05Meteorites flying past it also fall into the trap.
25:09Just one small needle managed to cause such a disaster.
25:13The simulation ends.
25:15The program breaks down because it can't calculate further events.
25:19You realize it was a bad idea after all.
25:22You decide you'll try to get the energy from the Earth's core instead.
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